spoon-feed in Portuguese
spoon-feed in Portuguese is dar de comer com colher, dar tudo mastigado, mastigar.
spoon-feed in Portuguese
dar de comer com colher
(intransitive) To help somebody (usually a baby or elder) to eat using a spoon; to feed using a spoon.
dar tudo mastigado
(transitive) To overly pamper or indulge (someone), so that they do not (or because they failed to) act or think for themselves.
mastigar
(ambitransitive) To explain (something, to someone) in simple words; to explain (it, to them) in words of one syllable; to spell (it) out (for them).
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What is "spoon-feed" in Portuguese?
"spoon-feed" in Portuguese is dar de comer com colher, dar tudo mastigado, mastigar.
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Yes — Portuguese has 3 translations listed for "spoon-feed": dar de comer com colher, dar tudo mastigado, mastigar.
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